About July 1, 1830
Broome County, New York
People v. Smith: Joseph Smith was re-arrested and taken to Broome County to be tried again on the charge of being a disorderly person before Justice of the Peace Joseph Chamberlin. Joseph Smith was acquitted again.Sources:
Sustaining the Law: Joseph Smith's Legal Encounters, Gordon A. Madsen, Jeffrey N. Walker, John W. Welch,
History of the Church, Joseph Smith, 1:85-96
Westminster Theological Journal 36:2
LDS Church Archives
Joseph Smith History A1:44-47 A1:44-47
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